Melty Blood bids farewell to one of its side stories. This Saturday, January 10, 2026, the manga site Type-Moon Comic Ace, from Kadokawa, published the final chapter of MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA Piece in Paradise. Created by the artist Metarogu, the work is a direct spin-off of the 2D fighting game developed by Type-Moon and French Bread. The narrative followed the character Arima Miyako on her journey to master the game, something that captivated franchise fans due to its lighthearted tone and focus on the competitive universe.
The plot showed Miyako learning to play her first fighting game, with the ambitious goal of reaching the top. To achieve this, she underwent intense training alongside friends and rivals, humorously exploring the learning curve of a beginner player. Scheduled for release in 2022, the manga received two physical volumes, the first in January 2024 and the second in October of the same year. Thus, the story established itself as extra content appreciated by the community.
The Game That Inspired the Work
The manga is based on the game Melty Blood: Type Lumina, which hit the market in September 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. With text in multiple languages, including Japanese and English, the title is a completely new work that serves as a reinvention of the series. It features a robust roster with over 10 iconic characters, such as Shiki Tohno and Arcueid Brunestud, each with 10 color variations and their own story.
The Melty Blood universe is deeply connected to the visual novel Tsukihime, which received a remake in August 2021 for PS4 and Switch, titled Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-. Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi, pillars of Type-Moon, returned to write and design the project, ensuring fidelity to the original work that began as a dōjin game in 2000. Therefore, the end of the Piece in Paradise manga does not mean the end of this rich world, which continues to expand through games and other media, keeping its legacy alive for Brazilian and global fans.
